All of the following drugs are FDA approved for the treatment of minimally classic subfoveal CNV in patients with neovascular AMD with evidence of recent disease progression (loss of vision, growth of CNV on FA, new macular hemorrhage) except for which one?

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Pegaptanib sodium (Macugen)
Verteporfin (Visudyne PDT)
Ranibizumab (Lucentis)
None of the above
All of the above

Correct Answer: Verteporfin (Visudyne PDT)

Although typically reimbursed for the described diagnosis, verteporfin is FDA approved in fact only for the treatment of subfoveal CNV predominantly classic due to neovascular AMD.

The most common cause of mucin deficiency is:
1. Vitamin D deficiency
2. Vitamin C deficiency
3. Vitamin K deficiency
4. Vitamin A deficiency
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All of the following are true of primary Sjogren Syndrome except:
1. Most commonly found in elderly males
2. No associated connective tissue disease
3. 90% HLA-B8 haplotype +
4. Associated with anti-La (SS-B) autoantibodies
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All of the below are options for the treatment of dry eyes except:
1. 3 snip Punctoplasty
2. Punctual occlusion
3. Demulcent solutions
4. Hot compresses
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The Schirmer postanesthesia test:
1. Measures reflex tear secretion
2. Measures basal tear secretion
3. Should be used with at least 4 drops of topical anesthetic
4. Should be performed before drying the cul-de-sac
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Which of the following is true?
1. The aqueous layer of the tear film is the thickest layer.
2. The lipid layer of the tear film is produced by the conjunctival goblet cells.
3. The mucin layer is secreted by the glands of Wolfring.
4. There are 4 layers of the tear film.
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